Senior industry figure joins convey law to aid expansion plans
EXPERIENCED conveyancer, Head of Legal Practice and current Deputy Chair of the Society of Licensed Conveyancers Laura Burkinshaw, has joined specialist residential conveyancing practice Convey Law as a Legal Director. Laura will work alongside current Legal Director Phill Edwards and the directorial team at the award-winning South Wales-based conveyancer as it enters a period of […]
More deals, more risk of fraud?
Stewart Title presents a FREE CPD webinar for conveyancers. End of the year figures show that 2021 saw a massive 47% increase in property dealings resulting in over 1,500,000 transactions. Busy conveyancers know that an increase in deals means more opportunities for fraud. Ensure that your firm has the best practices in place to protect […]
SearchFlow wins £30m contract from communities & housing investment consortium
SearchFlow – one of the UK’s largest providers of legal due diligence data for residential and commercial property transactions – is delighted to announce it has been awarded a contract worth £30 million by the Communities & Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC), to provide a comprehensive Conveyancing Framework for CHIC’s membership of over 200 residential providers […]
How to assess new legaltech for your conveyancing firm
Implementing the right technology can be a gamechanger for how conveyancing firms work—but with so many technology solutions on offer, all promising big benefits, how do you decide what the “right” option is for your firm? At Clio, we’ve narrowed this down to a three-step process, which you can use to assess any new tech […]
A brief guide to solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance (PII) in 2022
An Overview of the Latest Developments Professional indemnity insurance (PII) is among the major overheads UK lawyers and law firms incur in their practice. Although we’ve only just entered 2022, the April 2022 Solicitor’s PII renewal season is rapidly gaining upon us. More importantly, there is a high churn rate of insurance companies entering and […]
Confessions of a cyber conveyancer
In the light of recent scares about the use of technology, while others grab their pitchforks to protect their Sacred Paper, I knew that to offer more innovation, I had to take a punt. After all, I didn’t know if something was going to work unless I tried it. I’d learned from the best – […]
Four local authorities join local land charges register in January
Property buyers in Plymouth, Sutton, Babergh and Mid Suffolk can now obtain the information they need quickly, simplifying the conveyancing process for everyone. HM Land Registry has accelerated the pace of local authority migrations. This month, Plymouth City Council, Sutton Council, Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council joined the Local Land Charges (LLC) […]
Bricks shortages and rising product prices predicted
Bricks and roof tiles are in short supply with demand outstripping supply against a backdrop of rising inflation, the Construction Leadership Council, CLC, has warned. Imports of bricks from the EU and globally are set to continue until three new UK brickmaking plants come on stream next year and in 2024. The new factories are […]
